Open AccessIncidental finding of Castleman's disease in an asymptomatic young adult
Author(s) -
Ibrahim Shahbuddin,
Damian McKeon
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr.06.2009.2039
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , castleman disease , etiology , disease , chest radiograph , lesion , young adult , pneumonectomy , rare disease , radiology , pathology , radiography , lung cancer
Castleman's disease (CD) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder of unknown aetiology presenting with different clinical manifestations in young adults. There are two main types, unicentric occurring in a younger age group and multicentric occurring in older people. We report the case of 22-year-old man who initially presented with acute appendicitis. During his admission he had a routine chest radiograph which demonstrated a mass lesion, later diagnosed as Castleman's disease of hyaline vascular type. He underwent a right pneumonectomy for complete excision and made an unremarkable recovery.